French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was greeted by cheers and boos on Wednesday as she launched her presidential campaign in western France, a day after an appeals court enabled her to run despite confirming her ​conviction for embezzling ‌millions of euros in EU public funds. As she shook hands in the street market of the small town of La Flèche in the ⁠Loire Valley, some jeered "Give the money back!" and "Go to jail!" while others chanted "Marine, President!" – a sign of the tensions that may lie ahead. Convicted again on appeal on Tuesday over a fake European Parliament jobs scam, she was cleared to run for office but said she would take the case to France's highest court, allowing her to avoid wearing an ankle monitor on the campaign trail. The appeals ​court had ordered her to wear an electronic ankle tag for a year that would have required her to ‌return home every night. Read moreWhat to know about the electronic monitor Marine Le Pen must wear "The court has restored my eligibility. I am innocent, and I am filing an appeal to the Court of Cassation to prove my innocence," Le Pen said. "You have to take risks to win," she added. The 57-year-old is set to run for president for a fourth time in next year's elections her anti-immigrant party views as its best chance yet to take power. Read moreIn pictures: Marine Le Pen’s political rise She brushed off the risk the Court of Cassation would reject her appeal before the vote and criticism of her candidacy, steering the narrative to policies she hopes will win her the Élysée. "I'm not going to spend the presidential campaign giving you legal analyses," she said. She hit the trail side by side with her 30-year-old lieutenant Jordan Bardella, who had been waiting in the wings in case Le Pen was barred from running. He has been tipped as her prime minister if she wins. Highly popular on the right, Bardella said he felt "neither relief nor disappointment" at not being his party's candidate. He said he was "delighted" Le Pen was running and that they would "continue to work hand in hand". (FRANCE 24 with AFP and Reuters)